Establishes the Texas Teacher Residency Partnership Program to enable educator preparation programs to form partnerships with school districts or.

The bill creates the Texas Teacher Residency Partnership Program, allowing qualified educator preparation programs to partner with school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to offer residency positions to partnership residents. These residents will gain field-based experience in prekindergarten through grade 12 classrooms. The partnership program must allow residents to work with classroom teachers and gradually increase their instructional responsibilities.

Establishes the Texas Teacher Residency Partnership Program to enable educator preparation programs to form partnerships with school districts or.

The bill creates the Texas Teacher Residency Partnership Program, allowing qualified educator preparation programs to partner with school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to offer residency positions to partnership residents. These residents will gain field-based experience in prekindergarten through grade 12 classrooms. The partnership program must allow residents to work with classroom teachers and gradually increase their instructional responsibilities.